12 Jan 2015 14:20

Latvian FM: EU ready to mitigate, lift anti-Russian sanctions if real progress made in Ukraine

MOSCOW. Jan 12 (Interfax) - The European Union is prepared to give serious consideration to the possible mitigation or even lifting of anti-Russian sanctions if real progress is made in the Ukrainian peace process, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said.

He said at a press conference after a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov he believed that the EU would be prepared to consider the mitigation or lift of sanctions in the case of tangible progress.

The Minsk agreements on Ukraine are not being fulfilled so far, Rinkevics said.

Latvia has been presiding in the European Union since January 1, 2015.